Materials & Manufacturing

Manufacturing & Prototyping

Explore innovations supporting advances in manufacturing and rapid prototyping. Access the developments and solutions that have an impact on applications in 3D printing and automation.

Stories

36
0
1170
30
Special Reports: Motion Control
Document cover
Test & Measurement - February 2021
Sensors to search for ancient life on Mars...nano-thermometers that could revolutionize temperature measurement...a major advance in semiconductor testing. These are just a few of the technologies you'll read...

Articles: Materials
Next-generation solar panels, 3D-printed composites from NASA, and a new way to sterilize medical devices.
Feature Image
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications include aiding patients with impaired hand muscle strength and in manufacturing for operating tools for extended periods of time.
Feature Image
Application Briefs: Energy
See why Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc. is excited for the potential of additive manufacturing.
Feature Image
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
As 5G arrives, devices will need to expand I/O counts at the controller, as well as overall networking capabilities.
Feature Image
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The integrated tool eliminates the need for manual operators or additional custom fixtures.
Feature Image
Application Briefs: Motion Control
New online tools — coupled with online libraries of pre-selected and tested component specifications — simplify machine design.
Feature Image
Briefs: Nanotechnology
A technique enables manufacturing of minuscule robots by interlocking multiple materials in a complex way.
Feature Image
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Industrial robots, motor disconnect switches, position sensors, and more.
Feature Image
Application Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
“The disruption promised by Industry 4.0 has already begun,” says Jason Melcher from the aerospace manufacturing company Ingersoll.
Feature Image
Briefs: Materials
A new method of linking materials with unique mechanical properties could enable robots made of robots.
Feature Image
5 Ws: Wearables
The battery can be used in flexible, stretchable electronics for wearables as well as soft robotics.
Feature Image
NASA Spinoff: Wearables
With a technique first used at NASA, researchers are making glasses that can improve your concentration.
Feature Image
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A new method manufactures complex shapeshifters for soft robots and biomedical implants.
Feature Image
Briefs: Transportation
The polyimide composites have uses in aerospace, automotive, construction, electronics, mechanical systems, and industrial machinery.
Feature Image
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
These nanomaterial strain sensors are ten times more sensitive when measuring minute movements compared to existing technology.
Feature Image
Briefs: Imaging
Ultra-thin and flexible metalenses could replace traditional camera lenses.
Feature Image
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The technology welds adjacent 3D-printed layers more effectively, thereby increasing the reliability of the final part.
Feature Image
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This integrated nanosensor is printed on a daughter board using 3D printing techniques.
Feature Image
Articles: Test & Measurement
Learn about the kinds of wireless meters that can provide precise test data.
Feature Image
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Additive Manufacturing Automated Process Planning Software
The software automatically maps designs from CAD software to additive manufacturing to help cut unnecessary steps.
Briefs: Energy
A newly developed architected metamaterial has the ability to change shape in a tunable fashion.
Feature Image
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Wafer-Scale Membrane Release Process
This process fabricates thin dielectric membranes with high mechanical yields.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
By emulating the natural cellular architecture of wood, green products such as clothes, packaging, and furniture can be manufactured with unique properties.
Feature Image
Articles: Software
When it comes to the research and development of batteries, modeling and simulation (M&S) provide an efficient and low-cost approach.
Feature Image
Blog: Materials
The hard “coin,” could be used to make super-strength metal coatings or larger industrial components.
Feature Image
Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
Document cover
Optics & Photonics Innovations - January 2021
An ultrafast camera that takes up to one trillion pictures per second...using light alone to levitate objects and propel spacecraft...the groundbreaking optics enabling the world's most powerful...

Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Modules from Pickering Interfaces simulate industrial control transceivers.
Feature Image
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The system uses off-the-shelf materials combined with ultraviolet lights to decontaminate N95 masks.
Feature Image

Videos